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Ingredients
Sponge
- unsalted butter, for greasing
- 375 g unsalted butter, diced
- 375 g caster sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 375 g self-raising flour
- 50 g whole milk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp natural vanilla extract
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- 6 egg whites, from large eggs
- 350 g caster sugar
- 500 g unsalted butter, soft, diced (see tip)
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- yellow food colouring gel (see tip)
Decoration
- 350 g jelly sweets, mixed, or sweets of choice
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 2618.6 kJ / 625.9 kcal
- Protein
- 6.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 66.8 g
- Fat
- 37.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 23.2 g
- Fibre
- 0.5 g
- Sodium
- 287.2 mg
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